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Opinion 88-46
… 119-o: Pursuant to a cooperative investment agreement, school districts and municipalities may, on a cooperative … to invest. The fiscal officer of a participating school district or municipality may be given custody of the … You state that a number of municipalities and school districts are interested in cooperatively investing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46DiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… non-DOB inspectors failed to spot that a device that keeps doors from opening between floors was defective in elevators … different buildings. The problem could cause elevator doors to open between floors and is considered an imminent … overlooked by non-DOB inspectors, including a non-working emergency phone, an expired extinguisher in an elevator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Charged in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… A. Scarpino Jr. and the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced the surrender and arrest of Gerald … conducted jointly by the Village of Croton-on Hudson Police Department, the Westchester County District Attorney's … Attorney Scarpino Jr and the Village of CrotononHudson Police Department announced the surrender and arrest of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireAuditors Find Safety Hazards at Pre-K Facilities in New York City
… York City’s Department of Education’s (DOE) oversight of Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) programs found classrooms … “New York City is leading the way in providing access to Universal Pre-K programs, but some providers have health and … the New York Citys Department of Educations oversight of Universal PreKindergarten programs found classrooms with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/auditors-find-safety-hazards-pre-k-facilities-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and local government spending and 50,000 state contracts, visit OpenBookNY . The easy-to-use website was created by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… Many social adult day services programs (SADS) in New York operate without … disabled adults or seniors at potential risk, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … no agency has a complete accounting of all the adult day service programs that are operating in the state,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… capital projects. Town officials did not monitor activity for eight projects reviewed (with board-authorized budgets … of the disbursements to ensure they were accurate and made for appropriate purposes and did not authorize the 44 … also did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for cash receipts, and fundraising cash receipts, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 97-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … to finance the cost of construction of a dormitory for the county community college. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal to build a dormitory for a community college whose sole local sponsor is a county. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 601
… Purpose To explain how the OSC e-Government and payroll application (PayServ and Control-D) warnings and time-outs work and how to effectively manage multiple windows in PayServ and PS … use of the payroll applications, users should understand how each of the time-outs works and interacts with the others …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/601-managing-osc-e-government-sessionsArea #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance
… vulnerabilities and improve functionality. Intrusion Detection Intrusion detection is the process of monitoring the events occurring … standard security practices. Certain aspects of intrusion detection can be automated with modern antivirus software, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-10-firewalls-and-intrusion-detectionDiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… in 2021, a 10.4%, or $11.9 billion, increase compared to 2020, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … IDAs provide can impact local taxes so it’s important to ensure these projects are creating or retaining the jobs … billion in 2021 a 104 or $119 billion increase compared to 2020 according to a report released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionComptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… prosecuted by Attorney General Schneiderman’s office, is the product of a joint investigation with the Federal … then-Town of Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda “Mindy” Wormuth, who, in a public corruption case pending in Saratoga County … no matter how rich or how powerful, and that is why my office has aggressively prosecuted over 50 individuals in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Clifton Springs , Columbia County , Town of Eagle , Town of LeRay , Village of New York Mills , Town of Norwich , Village of Port … , Village of Richfield Springs , Village of Waverly and West Hill Fire District No. 3 . “In today’s fiscal climate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1833
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s … automatically processed. Affected Employees Employees in the following Bargaining Units who meet the eligibility criteria are affected: NYSCOPBA: BU01 and … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1833-april-2020-increase-location-pay-downstate-adjustment-and-location-payCounty Medicaid Costs
… Across the State, growing Medicaid costs continue to place significant pressure on local fiscal … being challenged to effectively deal with rising Medicaid costs. The Legislature has recognized these growing … pressures, and in 2004 enacted legislation that shifts costs associated with the Family Health Plus Program from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsOpinion 94-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … statutory authority, a city may not enact an ordinance which would exempt the mayor and members of the city council … You ask whether a city may adopt an ordinance which would exempt the mayor and members of the city council, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry
… 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, just over 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of nonprofits … nonprofit organizations in the U.S., 3.1% of all private sector establishments. With 33,536, nearly 1 in 10 of these … were located in New York, comprising 5% of the private sector statewide. Nonprofits provided 12.8 million jobs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-releases-report-nonprofit-industryChazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 115 of the 178 (65 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… a comprehensive audit program that includes conducting on-site audits of pharmacies, providing audit reports to … intentions and did not review and analyze usage data for charger placement or use outreach efforts to encourage electric vehicle charger installation by its customers. The installation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Nourish NY Needs Better Oversight to Connect More Food Banks and In-State Farms to Funding
… The Nourish New York program (Nourish NY) was created to help the 1-in-10 New Yorkers facing food insecurity and local farmers by connecting food banks to New York-grown products. However, an audit released today … The Nourish New York program Nourish NY was created to help the 1in10 New Yorkers facing food insecurity and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nourish-ny-needs-better-oversight-connect-more-food-banks-and-state-farms-funding